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Manufacturing
Manufacturing was once the backbone of American business. It birthed the middle class and has taught the world how to do business. If you are in the manufacturing business you come into a sector with great history. With that great history comes great responsibility. Today, manufacturers must be cognizant of the great effect they have on the environment and take care when manufacturing products.
Manufacturing, by definition, is the use of tools and labor to make things for sale or use. The refers to a wide range of goods, from high tech to dolls. These goods are finished and sold directly to consumers, other manufacturers, retailers, or wholesalers.
Who Needs OSHA?
According to the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), every workplace that uses, stores or handles hazardous materials, needs to provide information about these hazards to their employees. OSHA directs this to be accomplished by the document known as a Material Safety Data Sheet or MSDS.
Click here to learn more.
The OSHA Recordkeeping Handbook is a compendium of existing agency approved policy, including the 2001 Recordkeeping rule.
Click here for more information.
What is workmans comp or worker compensation?
Workers compensation is a system that exists in all states to protect workers who become hurt on the job or contract an illness as a result of their job.
Fundamentally, the system works like this: when a worker becomes injured, rather than sue their employer, they can file a claim for compensation.
Click here to learn more.
Department of Labor offers various labor and employment topics.
Manufacturing was once the backbone of American business. It birthed the middle class and has taught the world how to do business. If you are in the manufacturing business you come into a sector with great history. With that great history comes great responsibility. Today, manufacturers must be cognizant of the great effect they have on the environment and take care when manufacturing products.
Manufacturing, by definition, is the use of tools and labor to make things for sale or use. The refers to a wide range of goods, from high tech to dolls. These goods are finished and sold directly to consumers, other manufacturers, retailers, or wholesalers.
Who Needs OSHA?
According to the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), every workplace that uses, stores or handles hazardous materials, needs to provide information about these hazards to their employees. OSHA directs this to be accomplished by the document known as a Material Safety Data Sheet or MSDS.
Click here to learn more.
The OSHA Recordkeeping Handbook is a compendium of existing agency approved policy, including the 2001 Recordkeeping rule.
Click here for more information.
What is workmans comp or worker compensation?
Workers compensation is a system that exists in all states to protect workers who become hurt on the job or contract an illness as a result of their job.
Fundamentally, the system works like this: when a worker becomes injured, rather than sue their employer, they can file a claim for compensation.
Click here to learn more.
Department of Labor offers various labor and employment topics.
- Occupational Outlook
Handbook
- Consumer Price Index
(Statistics)
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
Employment and Unemployment Data
- State Minimum Wage
Laws
- Compliance Assistance: Family
and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- Find It By Topic:
Wages
- Wages by Area and Occupation
(Statistics)
- Compliance Assistance: Fair
Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
- OSHA's Recordkeeping Page
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Vendor Assurance Planning is important in all business ventures, yet to manufacturers planning is critical. You must consider the cost of the material, labor, and equipment; hiring qualified employees, production shifts, and timing receiving; not to mention fulfilling customer orders, shipment of orders and billing. Whew! In manufacturing planning a smooth operation is difficult because of the uniqueness of every manufacturing outfit, no two are alike yet most all manufacturing companies utilize vendors and suppliers for tools and equipment. Use of sole source suppliers creates a great risk for your operation. Depending on a lone supplier could be to the detriment of your business. What if they go bankrupt in the middle of a major order? At least two alternate suppliers should always be identified and validated. Natural disasters, fires, and break down of equipment are all too prevalent to put your life’s work in the hands of one vendor. If material are so unique that there is no secondary source, your company inventory must be maintained at a level that will compensate any form interruption. No company can operate without equipment, supplies and materials, never leave your company exposed to failure because of lack of planning. Cultivate relationships with several suppliers, your business is important and providing it with the proper backup is imperative. Conserve Energy and Alternative Power With the cost of fossil fuels escalating, alternative energy sources such as fuel cells are becoming more attractive to manufacturers. Fossil fuels are a finite energy source that is rapidly running out, whereas fuel cells represent a future source that is without these limitations. Fuel cells can operate using a variety of fuels, such as hydrogen and biofuels, with almost no environmental and carbon footprint from the process. As a manufacturer, you’re looking for an energy source that can power your operations at a steady and lower cost. Businesses on the grid are subject to brownouts and power outages. Because fuel cells generate their own electricity, they enable your manufacturing process to continue even when the surrounding world is without power. As a business, this could be your leverage for success. Also, because of the increased efficiency, fuel cells cost less and are a whole lot more green and friendly to the environment, thus giving your business a better image to the buying public. Ultimately, you can sell the excess energy you generate back to the power company, giving your business an energy credit. Types of Manufacturing
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